Contents (not
sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture): Where? Desert, Mt. Sinai Who? God, Moses,
Joshua, Aaron, Israelites
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1
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32:1-3
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When people saw M long in coming down mtn, they gathered
around A: make us gods, as for M, we don’t know what happened to him; A: take
off gold earrings, bring to me; people took off, brought them.
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2
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32:4-6
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He took, made into idol in shape of calf, fashioning
w/tool, they: these your gods who brought you out of E; when A saw, built
altar in front of calf: tomorrow be festival to Lord; next day people rose
early/sacrificed burnt off/presented fellowship off, afterward sat to
eat/drink, got up to indulge in revelry.
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3
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32:7-10
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LtoM: go, people corrupt, quick to turn away, made idol,
bowed and sacrificed to it & said: these your gods, brought you out of E;
they stiff-necked, now leave so my anger burn and I may destroy them then I
make you great nation.
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4
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32:11-14
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M sought favor of L: why your anger burn, why Egyptians
say “…he brought them out, to kill them…”, turn from anger, do not bring
disaster on people, remember AII you swore:
I make your descendants numerous as stars, give land, their
inheritance forever; L relented.
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5
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32:15-16
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M went down mtn w/2 tablets of cov law inscribed front
& back; tablets were work of G, writing of G.
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6
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32:17-20
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When J heard people shouting, to M: sound of war in camp;
M: not sound of victory/defeat, sound of singing; M approached camp, saw calf
& dancing, anger burned, threw tablets, breaking them; took calf, burned
in fire, ground to powder, scattered on water, made people drink.
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7
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32:21-24
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He to A: what people do that you led them into such great
sin; A: don’t be angry, you know how prone they are to evil, they said, make
us gods, as for M, we don’t know what happened to him; so I told them: any
gold jewelry, take off, I threw in fire, out came calf.
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8
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32:25-29
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M saw people running wild, A let them get out of control,
so become laughingstock to enemies; @ entrance to camp: whoever for the L
come to me; Levites rallied; he to them: this what L says: each man strap
sword to side, go back and forth thru camp killing brother/friend/neighbor;
Levites did as commanded, about 3000 died; M: you set apart to L today for
you against own sons, brothers; He blessed you this day.
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9
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32:30-35
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Next day, M to people: you committed great sin, now I go
up to L, perhaps I can make atonemt; M went back to L: what great sin people
committed, made gods of gold, please forgive, if not – blot me out of book;
LtoM: whoever sinned I blot out, go lead people to place I spoke of, my angel
go before you, when time to punish, I punish; L struck people w/plague bec of
what they did w/A & calf.
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10
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33:1-4
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LtoM: leave, you and people go to land I promised AIJ; I
send angel before you, drive out “ites”; go but I not go w/you, you
stiff-necked, I might destroy you; people heard distressing words, began to
mourn, no one put on ornaments.
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11
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33:5-6
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LtoM: tell Is “you stiff-necked, if I go w/you, I might
destroy. Take off ornaments, I decide what to do w/you; Is stripped off ornaments
@ Mt. Horeb.
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Divisions (run-on
sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture):
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1
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32:1-20
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A Golden Calf and Broken Tablets
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Principle:
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Impatience can lead to sinful action and dire
consequences.
Leaders should protect the crowd from themselves, not go
along with them.
Worship and sacrifice belong to God alone.
Godly leaders protect the Lord’s reputation, not their own
interests.
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2
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32:21-29
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Moses Confronts Aaron and the Levites are Set Apart
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Principle:
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Confessing half a sin in deceitful.
Strong leadership makes a strong nation.
Those who are for the Lord are set apart from others.
Obedience to God brings blessing from Him.
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3
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32:30-33:6
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Moses Confronts Israel, Bringing Instruction from the Lord
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Principle:
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Godly leaders take responsibility for their flocks.
We should mourn when we’ve sinned against God.
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Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure):
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Moses breaks the Lord’s tablets when Israel worships a
calf.
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Aim (Christian and Non-Christian):
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TCMATK God alone is deserving of our praise and worship,
and our obedience and allegiance to Him bring blessing.
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Application:
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1
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How have you experienced or observed impatience leading to
sin and what consequences resulted?
How will you curb your impatience or that of those you
love to avoid sin?
When have you protected someone from their own behavior?
How do you prepare yourself to avoid going along with the
crowd?
What things other than God are you tempted to worship?
How have you protected the Lord’s interest?
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2
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How did Aaron’s confession to Moses in Exodus 32:21-24 about
the creation of the calf differ from the account written in Exodus 32:1-6?
When have you observed a strong leader influencing a group
to be strong?
Without naming names, under what circumstances have you
observed a weak leader influencing a group to be weak?
What action might you take to increase the strength of a
group?
How have you been set apart for the Lord?
In what way have you experienced God’s blessing as a
direct result of your obedience?
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3
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In what way do you, as a leader, take responsibility for
your flock?
How has the leadership over you taken responsibility for
you?
How do you react when you’ve sinned against God?
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